Shadowlands

I honestly felt this play was pure genius. It was a quick read, only taking an hour or two to finish. The staging was written in a way to allow the reader easy visual pictures. There is a part in the middle where Douglas's gift of a magic apple is entertwined with the marriage of Joy and Lewis, and......more

I love this play. I remember sitting in the theatre while watching it, sobbing my heart out. I love all the characters (even Christopher, who can be so Christopherish) and they all work so well together. I love how Jack falls in love with Joy; so easy and natural. I love how she understands him and......more

C.S. Lewis and his romance with a young woman who revolutionizes his world view, even though their time together is short. I was charmed by this play. In it the older man is brought out of his conservative worldview through a developing romance. It is solid writing and a well constructed experience.......more

A friend sent this to me to read while I'm going through the same thing, losing a spouse to cancer. What I gained from this was more opportunity to cry and grieve and identify with someone else who experienced this before me, as well as C.S. Lewis's ideas about suffering. He believes that "God creat......more

I was more familiar with Richard Attenborough's film, starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger, which was a wonderful experience to watch. For years after, whenever I would read C.S. Lewis, I would hear Hopkins reading it in my head. The play makes Lewis breathe for us. It doesn't rob him of his fa......more